Hatches Creek tender awarded to Alice Springs company

A
tender to supply and install chain link boundary fence at the Pioneer Mine
Site, Hatches Creek in Tennant Creek, has been awarded to local company Sonwane
Pty Ltd trading as Tangentyere Constructions.

The
boundary fence will prevent unauthorised
access to an area of subsidence caused by the collapse of underground workings
and several open shafts.

Tangentyere
Constructions is a Northern Territory owned and operated company, based in
Alice Springs. The company has committed to 75 per cent employment of Indigenous
workers from the Hatches Creek area to install the new fence.

The
tender also covers safety works at several open mine shafts including
backfilling of open shafts at Endurance Mine and Crystal Mine. Hatches
Creek is part of the Iytwelepenty/Davenport Range National Park and is an area
of great historical and tourist interest. Filling in the shafts will make the
area safer to allow better access to the site for locals and improve the
tourist experience.

The
project is part of a broader scope of works in the Tennant Creek area and is
being completed by the Legacy Mines Unit under the Mining Remediation Fund.